Shangri-La. An ancient Buddhist legend about a place outside space and time—the abode of the enlightened. A kind of peaceful paradise corner, and harmony in a world torn apart by wars and running with blood? For many years, famous scholars, mystics, and philosophers have been searching for Shangri-La. But one day, Shangri-La’s gates opened to save four Europeans who had been abducted from rebellious Afghanistan… And so begins one of the most mysterious novels of the 20th century—“Lost Horizon” by James Hilton, a book that combines features of intellectual mysticism with an exciting adventure plot!